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Albite from
Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada


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Albite, etc.

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Albite

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Albite

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Albite, etc.

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
01508270017364897891575.jpg
Albite, etc.

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
01540870017271995146257.jpg
Albite

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
06538580017271995157068.jpg
Albite

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
03330880017271995178038.jpg
Albite, etc.

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Albite, etc.

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
01540870017271995146257.jpg
Albite

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
06538580017271995157068.jpg
Albite

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
03330880017271995178038.jpg
Albite, etc.

Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Habit:platy
Colour:colourless, white
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz7
Dawsonite5
Nannoniite4
Calcite3
Strontiodresserite2
Fluorite2
Sabinaite2
Weloganite2
Montroyalite2
Cryolite1
Marcasite1
Analcime1
Franconite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Francon quarry, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:349
Long-form Identifier:1:3:349:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘCanadian National Railway tunnel, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘCorporation (Forsyth's) quarry, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘMcGill University campus, Mont Royal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘDulude Quarry (DJL - Carrière Mont-Bruno), Mont Saint Bruno, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Longueuil TE, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘDemix-Varennes quarry, Saint-Amable sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘPoudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
54.6km (33.9 miles) ⓘMont Rigaud, Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
64.6km (40.2 miles) ⓘSt-Robert meteorite, Saint-Robert, Pierre-De Saurel RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
79.8km (49.6 miles) ⓘAutoroute 50 roadcut No. 1, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Argenteuil RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada
86.2km (53.6 miles) ⓘEast Highgate, Highgate, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
References
176-178.
Grice, Joel (1989) A Mineral Locality in Montreal City. In Famous Mineral Localities of Canada. Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences. p.109-114.
Tarassoff, Peter, Horváth, László, Pfenninger-Horváth, Elsa (2006) Famous mineral localities: The Francon Quarry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Mineralogical Record, 37 (1) 5-60
 
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